Discovered: Cosmic Rays from a Mysterious, Nearby Object
Nov19: An international team of researchers has discovered a puzzling surplus of high-energy electrons bombarding Earth from space. The source of these cosmic rays is unknown, but it must be close to the solar system and it could be made of dark matter.

Hubble Directly Observes a Planet Orbiting Another Star
Nov13: NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken the first visible-light snapshot of a planet circling another star. The planet, called 'Fomalhaut b', orbits the bright southern star Fomalhaut, located 25 light-years from Earth.

NASA Begins Hunt for New Meteor Showers
Nov10: NASA astronomers have set up a monitoring station to scan the night sky for unknown or unexpected meteor showers--and they're finding more than they bargained for.

Solar Cycle Update: The Sun Shows Signs of Life
Nov07: A surge of new-cycle sunspots in October may signal the beginning of the end of the ongoing solar minimum.

Magnetic Portals Connect Earth to the Sun
Oct30: Researchers have discovered 'magnetic portals' forming high above Earth that can briefly connect our planet to the Sun. Not only are the portals common, one space physicist contends they form twice as often as anyone had previously imagined.